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Local Guide on Windows Pc

Developed By: Manii

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 42 votes

Last Updated: December 26, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1
Size 740.9 KB
Release Date November 18, 11
Category Travel & Local Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (10)]

What's New:
- Ad support is removed.No Ads. [see more]

Description from Developer:
How many times we get stuck in a new place and call our friends to get directions to pubs, restaurants nearby and still be in an endless search.

Localguide puts an end to all this... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Local Guide and install on Windows PC. Local Guide is free Travel & Local app, developed by Manii. Latest version of Local Guide is 1.1, was released on 2011-11-18 (updated on 2023-12-26). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Local Guide is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 42 users, 21 users had rated it 5*, 7 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Local Guide on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Local Guide on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Local Guide on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Local Guide using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Local Guide" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Local Guide on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Local Guide" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.1.

Download Local Guide 1.1 on Windows PC – 740.9 KB

How many times we get stuck in a new place and call our friends to get directions to pubs, restaurants nearby and still be in an endless search.

Localguide puts an end to all this endless searches.

* LocalGuide takes two short keywords and directs you to the place you want to go with detailed map directions.
* It provides you the complete addresses, phone numbers, maps location. It identifies your location using GPS or Wifi.
* Make a call instantly.
* Send SMS/message the result to your friends right away.
* Update twitter,facebook status with the result informing (where you are presently ).
* Get directions to the place with neat and simple step by step instructions with clear paths shown using google map view.
* Bookmark your favourite Places and store them for fast consultation when in offline usage

A LITTLE ANIMATIONS are added during screen transitions.

Home Screen Widgets:
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Localguide provides one of the interesting additional features is home screen widgets which has

* Support for 4x1 and 4x2 resolutions. Please see the previews.
* Provides instant results of your interested categories around your current location in home screen.
* Widgets has the capability to keep listening for your movement and detects the
location automatically and refreshes the results.
* If in case you dont want to scan for your location movement, you quickly turn of the
MOVEMENT DETECTION button on the widget.
* Multiple widgets can be added to display results for different categories.
EX: One widgets collects results for restuarants, one collects for theatres.
* Widgets provides an one button click option for calling and sharing through sms.
* Also provided favorite button which takes you to the favorites page to quickly get to your favorite destination.
* A single tap on the widget text will take you to the detailed option screen for you to get directions in maps.

Widgets are handly and quite useful. 4x1 and 4x2 gives you an option to keep your widgets compact at necessary place in workspace.

Any localisation for specific language or any improvements pls mail me - smanikandan14@gmail.com

KEYWORDS: location, travel, nearby , restuarants, maps results, twitter sharing location, facebook sharing option.
- Ad support is removed.No Ads.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to write (but not read] the user's call log data.